NPA cargo throughput increased in Q1

The Nigerian Ports Authority recorded various levels of increase in its cargo throughput in the three major ports, namely: Apapa, Rivers and Delta ports.

While Apapa Port’s cargo throughput increased by 4.01 per cent from 268 in the fourth quarter of 2016 to 279 in the first quarter of 2017, Rivers Port’s throughput increased by 23 per cent from 71 in the fourth quarter of 2016 to 90 in the first quarter of this year.

Similarly, Delta Port recorded 116 in the first quarter against 111 in the last quarter of 2016, signifying an increase of four per cent.

The agency attributed the increase to the various interventions in the foreign exchange market by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

It noted in a report that the interventions, which resulted in stability and access to forex in the market, aided shippers to place orders for their consignments.

It stated that in the period under review, there was a significant improvement in the number of vessel traffic over the last quarter of 2016.

The report stated in part, “In all of these, the NPA’s role is to facilitate trade. Consequently, with stability and access to forex with positive impact on trade and commerce, this has helped increase activities at the port.

“This is against the backdrop of positive correlation between port performance and performance of the economy, which is currently in ascendency as the country is fast exiting recession.”

The agency noted further in the report that there was always a time lag between policy formulation and feasible impact on the economy and port performance.

“As a consequence, three months will be too short to make an objective assessment of the new policy regime. Nevertheless, all known indicators are heading towards improved economy.”

On the organisation’s role to ensure prompt clearance of goods, the Principal Manager, Public Affairs, NPA, Nasiru Ibrahim, said that among other structures, a feedback service had been provided using the agency’s Service Compact Department.

He added that the agency had convened a meeting with heads of all government agencies operating in the ports to map out plans for effective coordination.

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“On the same day,people wanted to kill them‎. Those who planned the attacks are clearly sons of the devil because if they had killed these two people, we wouldn’t have been heretoday.

“This country would have been in turmoil, we couldn’t have gathered here to celebrate. We thank Allah for saving their lives and preventing a major calamity that would have befallen our country.” – Mr. President.

True words, Sir.

Sunday Njokede

There could have been another civil war between North and South. There could have been automatic killing of southerners in the North and the south would have responded likewise. There is so much suspicion going in Joanthan’s Nigrian. Jonathan have divided Nigerian on plenty grounds like never before in our history.

Emerem

Jonathan never divided Nigeria. A section has been laying the eggs while the other section has been eating the eggs. The country is not moving alright at the moment, but that is because the foundation has never been right. We all should learn to give every section of the country chance to lead the country. The northern elites are the problem of the present Nigeria. Give Jonathan a chance and support him the way other presidents have been. Talk to your children when they misbehave, and Nigeria will move forward. Don’t kill those praying in their various places of worship, accept people the way they are, believe in whatever you want and allow others believe on theirs. Go to school, and if you won’t go allow others go. While morals are important, allow ladies live the ‘way’ they want, dress how they want (when they dress indecently, don’t marry them, turn a blind eye to them, but don’t kill them), no one has the right to take a life. For whatever your grievance is, don’t kill another. Accept that he that pays the piper dictates the tune – am not SS, but they deserve 50% of their resources- and thank God for what you gain by hard work. Let everyone be accountable in his little position – Nigeria will move forward. GEJ (personal opinion) has what it takes to carve a better path for the country if he had 50% of the support people gave Obj when he came on board.

Sunday Njokede

It is about letting the most credible and incorruptible person to lead – it is not about zoning of leadership. Look well, you will notice that Jonathan has divided Nigerians asunder.

Emerem

Well, most credible – yes, we should elect the most credible irrespective of where the person comes from. I thought when the man emerged he was most credible amongst the 3 that contested – my opinion. Dividing Nigeria? I don’t agree with you. Nigeria has never been united since independence and especially since just before the civil war. Going back to my first line, if we elect the most credible, as it normally should, we also need the most credible in every position – our constitution do not permit that. Our constitution is quota based. Let’s not digress so far, to me, Jona has nothing to do with the division in Nigeria at the moment, rather it stems from those whose brothers or let me say whose states host bh members being sympathetic to them and those in opposition not understanding that opposition does not consist in killing or support of killers or going every length to getting back to power.

mikeugha

Buhari masterminded his bombing, not Jonathan or anybody. A day after Un discovered that apc is involved with boko haram

Lomax

Definitely you are the UN. Do you read your own news from MARS or this same planet earth.

Omotolaaraujo

Jona finally said something intelligent. The actions of the PDP could backfire on them badly.

Kay Soyemi (Esq.)

Funny thing, isn’t it?

The Jonathanians are here pillorying their man for rising up to the occasion appropriately and here we are – the so-called APC apologists – applauding him.

This can only underscore the fact that many who support a bumbling Jonathan are only doing so for their selfish purposes.

change 2014-2015

At least for once gej should ( sincere with himself he should forget about what I’d advisers are saying.

feelsorryfornigeria

Intelligent in what sense???? So you agreed that Buhari and the Cleric man’s lives are more important than the thousands of poor innocent citizens that lost their lives in the hands of boko haram attacks already due to lack of proper national securities????

Omotolaaraujo

That’s not what I posted. I’m completely opposed to inequality. I don’t consider any person’s life more valuable than the next.

change 2014-2015

This is the time we should be telling ourselves the truth let leave politics apart. We need to know the truth about all this.

ebube madu

president of a country should not say such things..it means he doesnt even have plans for the country..jona may be praise for other things.but i think he is lacking the vision and courage nigerians expect from him..he is going lo wst a lot of eletorate in the coming election if he be the candidate..APC cannot be able to convince and gather the votes jona will be loosing out to disillutionment..i dont vote cos when i do i know it will not count at last..but i want the best for my people and jonathan is not period!

David Osas

pls explain to me how he has no vision with this comment? if buhari died there will be riot in the north is that a lie? men some nigerians sha u na dey try o. Gej is always wrong in u guys eyes

paradise

I am beginning to believe that this man called president jonathan is a clueless president as apc members usually tag him. So if buhari has died he would not have been in aso rock today abi? Every Nigerian matters but it since like the president is only interested in protecting those selected Nigerians in position of authorities and qualifies other Nigerians as inferior Nigerians that can die and nothing will happened. He is not even concerned about over 100 people that lost their life he is only after buhari and islamic cleric. When will Mr president realize the authority confined on him by Nigerians as their president to know that there is no particular individual that is powerful that what is powerful is position occupied by individuals not their personality which has made buhari ordinary Nigerian.

change 2014-2015

It shows that you don’t have sympathy for a common a man is it because of his personalities and hour should not say the truth assuming it was one of your family will you be saying such things.

Sunday Njokede

Jonathan should also tell Christian clerics to shun the gospel of buying private airplane and fooling their converts while stealing away their money and precious time for private self-agrandisement. .

Kalitaaruku

Even tho it has a political undertone, i think i like this from the President, he is the President of Nigeria, not just the president of PDP, nonetheless the lives of every nigerian is important to u as a President, u see how the dutch are threating the case of their citizens who died in the shot down plane at ukraine, thats hw we are to take the lives of every nigerian, no matter how highly placed

change 2014-2015

He should do more he should not be over praised we hope that he will able to free the abductors girls and also protect life’s and property.

True religion

Sir, i want you to know that no one is so important that when they quench the world cease to be . Not even Jesus your savior not even Mohamed your prophet. When sheirkh Bauchi and General Mohamed die either by assassination or natural dead, we will mourn their passing, the same way we mourned many who went before them, and we will move on. The sky will not fall . And life will continue to go on.

The dead of these two mightn’t have brought more calamity than the fleecing of our country by politicians like you. These two are not as important as thousands of fellow citizens slaughtered by Boko Haram. If they died we will justly add their names to the list. Again, the sky will not fall if these two died. We will mourn their passing and move on.

feelsorryfornigeria

Correct one. Help me ask Mr President ohh maybe is not someone that gave birth to thousands of innocent citizens that lost their lives in the attacks already. I don’t know why those two lives would be more important than those dead poor citizens

change 2014-2015

Gej is no more accounting for theb20 billions dollars that have been stolen.

change 2014-2015

My friend everybody life is so important. Don’t say whether they cannot be protected at least they are citizen of nigeria.

Nig

God Bless You Mr President ‘those sons of the devil ‘ will never see u

change 2014-2015

He shouldn’t be over praised because he still have more to do.

Funtain

The fear of GEJ gaining political ground by whatever move or comment is the beginning of wisdom to his die hard opponents.

Uche Chikezie

My beloved Presido, with due respect, Nigeria is bigger than any individual , if you like let your supporters take half of the countrys population. Nigeria today is ungovernable, hundreds of innocent people are dying everyday for no reason, but personal, tribal and religious interest and nicknamed political. The exit of our heroes past did not bring pain and anguish to Nigerians as is suffered today. With the present situation in the country, i doubt if Nigerians will mourn more than the mourning most families are going through.What we need now is a stop to whatever that will make us mourn unnecessarily.

JJ

Jonathan was referring to himself when he said ‘sons of devil’. He was referring to his errand boys as sons, and the devil, himself. Who doesn’t know you are the devil behind Boko Haram? No one should fall for the devil’s speech. He knows his targets and he will continue to try. He has no life outside Aso rock and he will do everything possible even if necessary to bomb the whole country for him to remain in Aso rock. He’s $1billion ransom will soon be approved by the rascals in National Assembly.
Don’t ever trust the devil. He still has no shoes and gives no damn about any live.

The devil came in the name of Goodluck and we voted him. But never again!

You have no idea

Hundreds of people died in that attack and these fools are talking about
Buhari?. Do you know if it is the person that will rescue the North is
killed there?. Stupid politicians. Don’t worry. I am certainly sure that
some of the key heads of this zoo will fall before 2015. You people
should get ready.Since you people refuse to hear the call of common man.
All of you will listen to it in grave.

I am an anti non performing GEJ , but on the issue above, I agree with Goodluck and Tunde BAKARE that GMB death would have spell doom for Nigeria as a nation…It is looking like the devils like the Wikes, Fayoses, Madam Patience, Tony Anenihs, Doyin Okupes and the host of clueless wicked people behind the President are too demonic to let us see who is responsible for the mis-governance. As human, GEJ is a good man but as the President, He is a failure.

Olabode Eletu

This clearly shows that our leaders do not value the lives of common Nigerians. When hundreds of Nigerians dropped dead monthly for action that could be nipped in the bud by those we call our leaders, they did nothing to arrest the urgly situation and now that their inaction almost cut up with them they began to generate noise. It is high time for them to sleep over it.

tsunami1earthquake

Why would Buhari’s death cause upheaval? If he had died in the attempt it would have been a death caused by fellow Muslims. So? I pray that Buhari has had no hand in this Boko Haram matter because if he had then it would have been a comeuppance of his own actions. Some Nigerians have raised a Frankenstein that is now attempting to swallow them.